Chap. 29. AnExpoftien men the Book of J 0 E Verf. Za. i 595 for which the Lord their God badfont him to them, even all theft words : Then fpakeAzariab,the fon of Hcfhaiab and fchanan the fenofKarrah, andall the proud men, faring unto Jeremiah, Thu fpeakefl falfly. : The Lord our Godbath not fent thee to fay, gt e not antoEgypt to folourn there. Thofe men were grown as impudent as they were ditobedicnt ; they did not go behind the dcor, but gave theProphet the lye to his face.Yea Jefus Chrifi himfelr whofpake as never man fpake, had them that fluke thus after him (Heb. r 2.3.)He indured the contraditfion of fanners againf# bimfelf : many oppofed both his words, and works. In this fence the Apoflle (Titers 2.9,) forbids femurs to fpakk again', alter the word of their Matters. Servants mull not difpute their Ma- tters orders,but doe them, they mutt not queflion,much lets con- tradia, but readily obey in whatfoever they are bound to obey. Thofe fervants quite forget or miflake their /duty, who will be fpeakingagain, and again; after their Matters word, rather then do it once. Fourthly, Whenlab faith, aftermy words they fpal a not a- gain, his meaning may be this, they did not go to any other O - racle for counfel or better refolution in that matter. It isufual with Clients in weightyand difficult cafes,to take advice, firfi Of one Counfeller, and then of another, hoping to have fomewhat more light in theircaufe from the fecond,thenthey have had from the firtl ; andwhen dark and doubting fouls have been with one Minifler, to hear what he can fay, they will yet go to another, and another, for fatisfsaion. Butfaith fob, After mb words they fpake not again, but did acquiefle in my opiri n. 1(hall only add by way of caution, that we we no fuch blind obedience toany man living,as to take up all he faith by an implicate faith,and not to fpeak after bim,not to examine the tea- fonablenef&, or ask a reafon of what he faith. The Apoffles rule is (a 7bsj q. so.)Prove ail tbings,holdfatEi that which is good ; we mull confiderand argue about the opinions and pofitions of rbe wifeft and hoiyeíl men in all things, in holy and fpiritual things efpecially, Whether theybe fuitable to the mind of God orno.The Apo(IleTobn gives both a negative anda pofitive com- mand about this(aEpb. q.. a.)Brlovrd (faithbe) beleivenot every fpirit : try thefpirits whether they areof God: try them by the teatchlione of truth, whether they fpekk according to truth. Ggggz Thus
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